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Temperate rivers are influenced by many factors including geology, climate, soils, sediment type, flow, as well as�human activity. The complex interactions of the non-anthropogenic controlling factors have led to a wonderful�diversity�of river�type�throughout�the British Isles. Sadly,�almost all rivers in the UK have suffered significant and�long-lasting�modification�by unsympathetic�management,�that has all but destroyed this variety, creating watercourses that are�simplified conduits for water and sediment,�designed primarily to drain the land and reduce flood risk.�This volume�aims to help reverse this,�illustrating using over 200 images and descriptions,�this variety�of rivers in Britain, highlighting the many forms that temperate river systems take�and providing an accessible summary of the underlying river science knowledge base.�� A Field Guide to British Rivers�covers�the full range of�upland and lowland channel types and�describes�the full�variety�of substrate conditions from bedrock through boulder,�cobble�and gravel,�to silt dominated systems. The authors describe examples gathered from their extensive research and practical experience working with rivers�throughout mainland Britain�and set those examples in�their wider landscape�context to�exemplify�the natural functioning of temperate river types.� This book offers a practical and contextualised guide to�contribute�to�efforts towards�the sympathetic and sustainable�restoration and re-naturalisation of degraded channels in the UK.�Offering a unique viewpoint of both the underpinning�science and�the�practicalities of river management,�A Field Guide to British Rivers�is an essential a stand-alone guide for anyone involved in river restoration and management�as well as for those simply interested in rivers in general.� Written as a field guide to�demonstrate�practical examples of river types, and to highlight the pressures they experience and their�often-parlous�condition, this book is intended to better inform both river management approaches and�the�policy necessary to achieve this. Fundamentally,�the authors�seek to demonstrate how the hydrological, geomorphological, and ecological functions of rivers�and their�catchments�are inexorably intertwined, and together�how they�generate and maintain�rivers as�dynamic�entities.�Typham this is the title: A Field Guide to British Rivers 1st Edition